Say hello to Thor!      He’s a 5-year-old Miniature Pinscher who lives in Miami Lakes with Jessica Hale Salazar, her husband Gio Salazar and their sons, Thomas, 3, and Nathan, 12 months.      “He’s full of energy,” Hale Salazar said. “When he’s not running around, he’s usually bouncing. He can jump about 3-to-4 feet!”     ...

    The Archdiocese of Miami and the Board of Trustees at St. Thomas University announced they have extended the contract of President David A.  Armstrong through 2026.      The university, one of eight archdiocesan colleges in the country and the only one in Florida, is celebrating its 60th year.  In announcing Armstrong’s contract news on Oct. 5, it cited a third year in a row of record...

     Gerardo’s Marketplace in Miami Lakes hosted the Town of Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee’s monthly traveling bingo and drive-thru luncheon on Sept. 22.  Committee Chair Dottie Wix said 160 lunches were served. The sponsor was Humana Health.  Shown in the photo are, from left, Lilliana Caraballo from Humana Health; Pedro Fiallo, American Legion Post 144 and committee member; Michael...

The Miami-Dade County Public Schools VEX Robotics Virtual Programming Competition on Sept. 25th drew students from 36 elementary, middle and high schools.      The middle school kids teamed up to write 200 lines of code to direct the movements of a robot, said teacher Jessica Hernandez of the Miami Lakes K-8 Center.     Hernandez is the school’s robotics and computer science instructor.  Students...

      Gloria M. Garcia, 47, is an attorney in Miami Lakes who practices workers compensation law.  She lives in town with her husband and three children.  Garcia is also a volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network, where she says she advocates for laws that benefit cancer patients.  Q: Where are you from and what is your background? A: I was born in Cuba and moved to...